Compare the Top Free Penetration Testing Tools as of April 2026

What are Free Penetration Testing Tools?

Penetration testing software tools enable security professionals to test applications and IT systems to identify vulnerabilities. Penetration testing tools, sometimes known as "pen testing" tools, can simulate a hack or attack in order to test the security of a given application or system. Compare and read user reviews of the best Free Penetration Testing tools currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    Aikido Security

    Aikido Security

    Aikido Security

    Get a pentest done, today. Autonomous AI agents that outperform humans at machine speed. Get a full audit-grade SOC2 or ISO27001 PDF report in hours, not weeks. Aikido Attack is the future of pentesting.
    Starting Price: Free
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    Quixxi

    Quixxi

    Quixxi

    Quixxi is a leading provider of mobile app security solutions that empowers enterprises and security professionals to protect their mobile applications through its patented and proprietary three-pillar platform: SCAN, an automated vulnerability assessment tool (SAST/DAST/WebAPI) that integrates into the development pipeline to identify and fix vulnerabilities with full remediation guidance; SHIELD, a one-click application shielding tool (RASP) that provides baseline security controls to protect intellectual property and defend against malicious third-party attacks; and SUPERVISE, a runtime monitoring solution that enables remote disabling, messaging, security logs, and customer analytics for enhanced app management and visibility. Serving: Mobile App Developers, Security Teams, and Organizations in Banking, Fintech, Digital Wallets, Healthcare, Government, and IT
    Starting Price: $29 for One-Off plan
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    Defendify

    Defendify

    Defendify

    Founded in 2017, Defendify is pioneering All-In-One Cybersecurity® for organizations with growing security needs, backed by experts offering ongoing guidance and support. Delivering multiple layers of protection, Defendify provides an easy-to-use platform designed to strengthen cybersecurity across people, process, and technology, continuously. Defendify streamlines cybersecurity assessments, testing, policies, training, detection, response, and containment in one consolidated and cost-effective cybersecurity solution. 3 layers, 13 solutions, 1 platform, including: • Managed Detection & Response • Cyber Incident Response Plan • Cybersecurity Threat Alerts • Phishing Simulations • Cybersecurity Awareness Training • Cybersecurity Awareness Videos • Cybersecurity Awareness Posters & Graphics • Technology Acceptable Use Policy • Cybersecurity Risk Assessments • Penetration Testing • Vulnerability Scanning • Compromised Password Scanning • Website Security Scanning
    Starting Price: $0
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    HackenProof

    HackenProof

    HackenProof

    We are a web3 bug bounty platform since 2017. We help to set a clear scope (or you can do it by yourself), agree on a budget for valid bugs (platform subscription is free), and make recommendations based on your company`s needs. We launch your program and reach out to our committed crowd of hackers, attracting top talent to your bounty program by with consistent and coordinated attention. Our community of hackers starts searching for vulnerabilities. Vulnerabilities are submitted and managed via our Coordination platform. Reports are reviewed and triaged by the HackenProof team (or by yourself), and then passed on to your security team for fixing. Depending on preference, you can choose to publicly disclose any reports, once the issues are resolved. We connect business with a community of hackers from different parts of the globe.
    Starting Price: $0 per month
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    Reporter

    Reporter

    Security Reporter

    Security Reporter is an enterprise-grade pentest reporting software designed to streamline and standardize the penetration testing and security assessment reporting workflow. The platform supports security teams and pentesting providers in managing findings, producing professional reports, and delivering consistent results across complex environments. Key capabilities include a centralized content and vulnerability library, customizable report templates, multi-language reporting, and native imports from more than 140 security testing tools. These features support efficient vulnerability management, accurate reporting, and repeatable assessment processes. Security Reporter is offered exclusively as a self-hosted, on-premise solution, ensuring full control over sensitive security data and supporting common compliance and data governance requirements. By reducing manual reporting effort and minimizing errors, the platform improves productivity and shortens reporting cycles.
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    Pentest-Tools.com

    Pentest-Tools.com

    Pentest-Tools.com

    Pentest-Tools.com helps security professionals find, validate, and communicate vulnerabilities faster and with greater confidence - whether they’re internal teams defending at scale, MSPs juggling clients, or consultants under pressure. With comprehensive coverage across network, web, API, and cloud assets, and built-in exploit validation, it turns every scan into credible, actionable insight. Trusted by over 2,000 teams in 119 countries and used in more than 6 million scans annually, it delivers speed, clarity, and control - without bloated stacks or rigid workflows. ✔️ Comprehensive toolkit with real-world coverage ✔️ Validated findings rich with evidence ✔️ Automation options with granular control ✔️ Flexible, high-quality reporting ✔️ Workflow-friendly by design
    Starting Price: $95 per month
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    Contrast Security

    Contrast Security

    Contrast Security

    Modern software development must match the speed of the business. But the modern AppSec tool soup lacks integration and creates complexity that slows software development life cycles. Contrast simplifies the complexity that impedes today’s development teams. Legacy AppSec employs a one-size-fits-all vulnerability detection and remediation approach that is inefficient and costly. Contrast automatically applies the best analysis and remediation technique, dramatically improving efficiencies and efficacy. Separate AppSec tools create silos that obfuscate the gathering of actionable intelligence across the application attack surface. Contrast delivers centralized observability that is critical to managing risks and capitalizing on operational efficiencies, both for security and development teams. Contrast Scan is pipeline native and delivers the speed, accuracy, and integration demanded by modern software development.
    Starting Price: $0
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    Phishing Club

    Phishing Club

    Phishing Club

    Phishing Club - Professional Self-Hosted Phishing Simulation Platform Phishing Club is a self-hosted phishing simulation platform designed for red teams, privacy aware companies, and security service providers. At its core, it's a single binary deployment that gives organizations complete control over their phishing infrastructure and data. What sets Phishing Club apart is its focus on self-hosting, ensuring organizations maintain complete data sovereignty while conducting security awareness training without artificial limits on campaigns, recipients, or domains. Open source and free
    Starting Price: 0
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    EthicalCheck

    EthicalCheck

    EthicalCheck

    Submit API test requests via the UI form or invoke EthicalCheck API using cURL/Postman. Request input requires a public-facing OpenAPI Spec URL, an API authentication token valid for at least 10 mins, an active license key, and an email. EthicalCheck engine automatically creates and runs custom security tests for your APIs covering OWASP API Top 10 list Automatically removes false positives from the results, creates a custom developer-friendly report, and emails it to you. According to Gartner, APIs are the most-frequent attack vector. Hackers/bots have exploited API vulnerabilities resulting in major breaches across thousands of organizations. Only see real vulnerabilities; false positives are automatically separated. Generate enterprise-grade penetration test reports. Confidently share it with developers, customers, partners, and compliance teams. Using EthicalCheck is similar to running a private bug-bounty program.
    Starting Price: $99 one-time payment
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    Caido

    Caido

    Caido Labs Inc.

    Caido is a modern web security toolkit designed for pentesters, bug bounty hunters, and security teams who need an efficient and customizable solution for web application testing. Caido features a powerful intercept proxy for capturing and manipulating HTTP requests, replay functionality for testing endpoints, and automation tools for handling large-scale workflows. Its sitemap visualization provides a clear view of web application structures, helping users map and navigate complex targets. With HTTPQL, users can efficiently filter and analyze traffic, while no-code workflows and a plugin system enable easy customization to fit specific testing needs. Built on a flexible client/server architecture, Caido supports local or remote hosting, allowing seamless access from anywhere. Its project management system simplifies switching between targets and eliminates the need for manual file handling, keeping workflows organized.
    Starting Price: Free
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    ZeroThreat.ai

    ZeroThreat.ai

    ZeroThreat Inc.

    ZeroThreat.ai is an AI-powered web application and API pentesting platform designed to identify real, exploitable vulnerabilities—not just surface-level findings. Built for modern engineering teams, it combines Agentic AI pentesting with a high-performance scanning engine to deliver up to 10× faster, deeply validated security testing. Unlike traditional DAST tools that rely on static signatures and generate excessive noise, ZeroThreat.ai executes adaptive, attacker-style workflows that evolve based on application behavior. Its interpreter-driven vulnerability intelligence continuously ingests emerging threats and newly disclosed CVEs, enabling near real-time detection updates and rapid CVE-to-exploit mapping. The platform supports over 100,000 vulnerability checks, including native Nuclei template execution, and extends beyond known issues with zero-day detection through behavioral pattern analysis.
    Starting Price: $100/Target
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    Praetorian Chariot
    Chariot is the first all-in-one offensive security platform that comprehensively catalogs Internet-facing assets, contextualizes their value, identifies and validates real compromise paths, tests your detection response program, and generates policy-as-code rules to prevent future exposures from occurring. As a concierge managed service, we operate as an extension of your team to reduce the burden of day-to-day blocking and tackling. Dedicated offensive security experts are assigned to your account to assist you through the full attack lifecycle. We remove the noise by verifying the accuracy and importance of every risk before ever submitting a ticket to your team. Part of our core value is only signaling when it matters and guaranteeing zero false positives. Gain the upper-hand over attackers by partnering Praetorian. We put you back on the offensive by combining security expertise with technology automation to continuously focus and improve your defensive.
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    Indusface WAS

    Indusface WAS

    Indusface

    Get the most comprehensive application security audit done today. Indusface WAS with its automated scans & manual pen-testing ensures none of the OWASP Top10, business logic vulnerabilities and malware go unnoticed. With zero false positive guarantee and comprehensive report with remediation guidance, Indusface web app scanning ensures developers quickly fixes vulnerabilities. The proprietary scanner built ground up, keeping js framework driven, single page applications in mind to provide complete & intelligent crawling. With latest threat intelligence, get extensive web app scanning for vulnerabilities, and malware. Support on a functional understanding of logical flaws for an in-depth security audit.
    Starting Price: $49 per month
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    SecurityForEveryone

    SecurityForEveryone

    SecurityForEveryone

    S4E:Shelter automatically understands the technology you have, prioritizes and performs security assessments optimized for your application without the need for technical expertise. S4E:Shelter is an automated security assessment tool that detects the tech stack of your assets and their vulnerabilities using machine learning, and offers actionable solutions to you. Your security is up to date. S4E:Solidarity is an API gateway to make the cybersecurity process easier for apps. So, developers can integrate the security process into their development cycle. S4E:Equality is a repository of more than 500 free cybersecurity assessment tools. Anyone can use these tools to detect security vulnerabilities according to their specific needs. S4E:Education is a security awareness training platform that helps you learn about the fundamentals of cybersecurity using quizzes and social engineering attacks.
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    Looxy.io

    Looxy.io

    Looxy.io

    Looxy.io aims to be the most useful single place you can go to for software testing. looxy.io software testing is planning to add many new tests including web page performance tests, Load testing, penetration testing, Web application security testing and everything in between. All test will be easy to start and free. If you want to use the advanced test setting, schedule them or run them more frequently then you may need an inexpensive subscription.
    Starting Price: Free
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    Metasploit
    Knowledge is power, especially when it’s shared. A collaboration between the open source community and Rapid7, Metasploit helps security teams do more than just verify vulnerabilities, manage security assessments, and improve security awareness; it empowers and arms defenders to always stay one step (or two) ahead of the game.
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    Hexway Pentest Suite
    Efficiently collaborate with your team, generate actionable, detailed reports, and build better relations with customers with Hexway Hive & Apiary.
    Starting Price: $0
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